Comedian
Russell
Brand
has
now
joined
the
cast
of
movie
musical
Rock
of
Ages.
The
British
funnyman
will
star
alongside
popular
Hollywood
actors
like
Tom
Cruise,
Julianne
Hough,
Alec
Baldwin
in
the
Broadway
adaptation,
which
is
being
directed
by
Adam
Shankman.
Earlier,
speculations
were
being
made
about
casting
Russell
Brand
for
Rock
of
Ages.
On
April
13,
director
Adam
Shankman
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
announce
his
addition
in
the
supporting
cast.
Adam
wrote,
"I
can
officially
announce
Russell
Brand
as
your
Lonny
in
#rockofagesmovie!
I
see
a
mullet
in
his
future...maybe
a
Nikki
Six?"
Meanwhile,
New
Line
Cinema
has
said
that
Russell
Brand
has
not
signed
the
film.
In
statement
issued
to
Entertainment
Weekly,
the
studio
has
stated
that
the
actor
has
not
officially
closed
the
deal
just
yet,
but
he
will
do
it
very
soon.
He
will
work
with
Tom
Cruise,
Julianne
Hough,
Alec
Baldwin
and
Mary
J.
Blige
in
the
the
supporting
cast
of
the
film.